Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Québec

The Canadian province of Québec once had at least
275 lighthouses, but only about 80 remain today. A number of historic
towers have been carefully restored, but lighthouse preservation as a
whole has been a little slower to take hold in Québec than in the
maritime provinces. This seems to be changing for the better, with reports
of several recent preservation and restoration efforts.

Most navigation in Québec is along the St. Lawrence River. Below
Québec city the river widens into an increasingly broad estuary
(the largest estuary in the world). This page lists lighthouses of
the south shore of the estuary downstream from Québec city as
well as the Gaspé
Peninsula, which extends out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. These two regions are called (respectively) Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie. Lighthouses
of the Îles de la Madeleine, located in the Gulf about 175 km (110
mi) southeast of the Gaspé Peninsula, are listed on a separate
page.

Aids to navigation in Canada are maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard. In 2008, Parliament passed the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act to designate and protect historic lighthouses. In 2010, the Coast Guard declared the great majority of lighthouses to be surplus, and there is fear that this may lead to the disposal and possible destruction of many lighthouses.

Special thanks to Michel Forand for his help in compiling these listings;
in particular, he was the first person to inventory accurately on the
Internet the range lighthouses of the middle St. Lawrence.

Note: Lighthouse of the Chaudière-Appalaches Region upstream from Québec City are described on the Southeastern Québec page.

Lévis City Lighthouses

Pointe de la Martinière Range Front

1975. Active; focal plane 46 m (151 ft); continuous white light
visible only on the range line. 20 m (66 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. This is an upsteam range guiding vessels in their approach to Québec City. Located across the south channel of the river from the southwestern tip of the Île d'Orléans. Site and tower closed (private property). Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-1298; CCG 1925.6; Admiralty H2286; NGA 3868.

2006 (station established 1928). Active; focal plane 30 m (97 ft); continuous white light visible
only on the range line. 25 m (82 ft) triangular skeletal mast carrying a trapezoidal daymark painted orange with a black vertical stripe. Google has a street view, but the lighthouse is hard to spot in Google's
indistinct satellite
view. Jean Goupil has a good 2005 photo of the historic tower, and Lighthouse Explorer also has a photo of the original lighthouse. Located on the south shore of the river in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse,
about 18 km (11 mi) east of Québec. Site status unknown, tower closed.
Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-994, CCG 1918;
Admiralty H2274; NGA 3836.

1969 (station established 1862). Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); yellow flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands. A photo is available, but the small tower is not seen in Google's satellite view. Jean Cloutier has written a detailed history of this station that includes several historic drawings and photos. The original lighthouse was an octagonal wood tower; it was replaced in 1903 by a square wood tower attached to a keeper's cottage. That lighthouse was demolished in 1969. Located on a rocky ledge on the south side of the St. Lawrence off the village of Berthier-sur-Mer. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-773; CCG 1920; Admiralty H2272; NGA 6512.

1843 (Charles Atherton). Active; focal plane 25 m (83 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12.5 m (41
ft) round cylindrical stone tower, unpainted; lantern painted red. Francis Brabant's photo is at right,
Lighthouse Explorer has a Coast Guard photo, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a satellite
view. Les Amis du Port-Joli worked with the Coast Guard to restore the lighthouse in 2006-08; the solar-powered LED lighting system was installed at that time. The island
is an important bird nesting area. Located on a rocky shoal in the St. Lawrence about 7 km (4 mi) west
of St.-Jean-Port-Joli. Accessible only by boat. Visible distantly from a rest
area on QC 132 about 5 km (3 mi) west of St.-Jean-Port-Joli. Site and tower
closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. ARLHS CAN-979; CCG 1876;
Admiralty H2228; NGA 6584.

1947 (station established 1880). Destroyed in 2014. Anderson's page on Pilier de Pierre discusses this station, and Google has a satellite view of the rock. The first lighthouse burned in 1904 and the second met the same fate in 1914. The third lighthouse, seen in the Lighthouse Explorer photo, was replaced by a pyramidal skeletal tower in 1947. In 1960 the light was moved to a buoy (CCG 1878.3), but the skeletal tower was not removed. A 1982 photo shows the 1947 tower with the Pilier de Pierre lighthouse in the background. The rusted tower was finally overthrown by a storm on 10 December 2014. Located on a rock about 700 m (0.45 mi) southeast of the Pilier de Pierre lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site open. ARLHS CAN-988.

1862. Inactive since 1982. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical
tower, formerly rising from the center of 1-1/2 story keeper's house.
Lantern removed. The
keeper's house was demolished in the 1980s, leaving only the tower standing;
the upper part of the tower is still painted white, but the rest is
unpainted. Sibling of Pot à l'Eau-de-Vie. Lighthouse Explorer has a Coast Guard photo, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and the shadow of the tower is visible in a Google satellite
view. Long Pèlerin is a long, narrow island (the summit
of a submerged ridge) in the St. Lawrence off Saint-André-de-Kamouraska.
Located near the center of the island; visible distantly from the
waterfront of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska. Accessible only by boat;
tours of the island can be arranged through Société Duvetnor.
Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: Canadian Coast Guard.
ARLHS CAN-284.

1862. Inactive since 1964. Approx. 15 m (50 ft) round cylindrical
tower rising from the center of 1-1/2 story keeper's house. Lighthouse
painted white; building roofs and lantern roof are bright red. The active
light on a 12. 5 (41 ft) square cylindrical steel skeletal tower (focal plane
36 m (119 ft); yellow light, 1 s on, 1 s off). The historic lighthouse
was restored by Duvetnor Ltée. in 1989 as a bed and breakfast
inn. The company also offers guided tours of the island and lighthouse
departing from its dock in Rivière-du-Loup harbor. A fine photo is available, Lighthouse Explorer has Michel Forand's photo, Forand also has a historic photo, and Google has a satellite
view of the station. Lighthouse
Digestfeatured
the lighthouse in January 2005. Located at the east end of the island,
off Rivière-du-Loup. Site and tower open to guided tours.
Owner/site manager: La Société
Duvetnor Ltée. ARLHS CAN-601; CCG 1827; Admiralty H2164;
NGA 6684.

Date unknown (station established 1882). Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 8 m (26 ft) "pipe swing pole," according to the Coast Guard. Bing's satellite view does not reveal this small structure. The first lighthouse here was an 11 m (36 ft) square wood tower. In 1930 this was replaced by a lantern on a pierhead building; Forand has a postcard view of that lighthouse, and Bozena Maciaszczyk Jacek has a 2006 photo of the next-to-last light on a square skeletal mast. Located at the ferry terminal at the end of the Pointe de la Rivière du Loup, a long spit projecting into the river at Rivière du Loup. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Traverse Rivière-du-Loup Saint-Siméon. ARLHS CAN-1164; CCG 1826; Admiralty H2162;
NGA 6692.

1809. Active; focal plane 16.5 m (54 ft); white flash every 5 s. 17 m (55
ft) round cylindrical stone tower, painted white; lantern painted red. Canada's
third oldest lighthouse. Fog signal building houses historical displays.
Two keeper's houses are operated as a bed
and breakfast inn. Stéphane Batigne's photo is at right, Myrique Baumier has a closeup photo,
Wikimedia has photos, a more distant view
is available, Lighthouse Digestfeatured
this light station in February 2006, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Forand has a historic photo, and Google has a satellite
view. The island is accessible by ferry
from Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, off QC 132 near the mainland village of
Île Verte, but only a few cars can be carried. Located on the north
side of the island about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) from the ferry terminal. Site and
tower open. Owner: Canadian Coast Guard. Site manager: Île
Verte. ARLHS CAN-244; CCG 1761; Admiralty H2146; NGA 6724.

1999. Active (privately maintained); white light, characteristic unknown. Approx.
13 m (43 ft) hexagonal tower with round lantern and gallery. Lighthouse
painted white; lantern and gallery painted red. A good closeup and a more distant view are
available, and Bing has a satellite view. Cabano is a town on the east side of Lac Témiscouata
roughly halfway between Rivière-du-Loup and the New Brunswick border.
Located on the south pier, near the marina in Cabano, which merged with a neighboring town in 2010 to form the city of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac. Site open, tower
closed. Site manager: Ville de Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

1844. Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); sector lights: white flash every
6 s and/or red flash every 2 s, depending on direction of approach. 22.5
m (74 ft) round masonry tower, painted white; lantern and watch room painted
red. Light station buildings now house a weather station. Denis Bernier has a 2008 photo,
another photo is available, Wikimedia has distant views, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a distant satellite
view of the station.
DFO has an aerial photo taken around 1980. Located on a small island near the larger Île
du Bic, on the south side of the river about 40 km (25 mi) west of Rimouski.
Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner: Canadian Coast
Guard. Site manager: Environment Canada (Îles
de l’Estuaire National Wildlife Area). ARLHS CAN-237; CCG 1748;
Admiralty H2084; NGA 6768.

Date unknown (station established 1906). Active; focal plane 14.5 m (48
ft); green light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 12.5 m (41 ft) square cylindrical
skeletal tower. A sunset photo
is available, and Google has a street view and an indistinct satellite view. The original
light was a lantern mounted on a waterfront shed; the shed was demolished in 1953 and the light moved to a skeletal tower. Located at the end
of the ferry wharf in Rimouski; from here the fast
ferryÉvolution sails between Rimouski
and Forestville on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CAN-1161;
CCG 1733; Admiralty H2072; NGA 6776.

1909 (station established 1859). Inactive since 1975 (a decorative
light was established in 2004). 33 m (108 ft) 16-sided cylindrical
concrete tower with eight pyramidal buttresses; original 3rd order
Fresnel lens. Lighthouse is white; lantern and watch room painted
red. Dennis Jarvis's photo is at right, Anderson's page has photos,
John Clement Howe has an excellent photo,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite
view. The first lighthouse was privately built; the second
(1867) was the square masonry tower seen in Huelse's historic
postcard
view (ca. 1906). Forand has a historic postcard view showing both the second and the present lighthouses. In 1975 the light was transferred
to a pyramidal steel skeletal tower, which is still standing
but has also been deactivated. The light station buildings
converted to a maritime museum, in part recognizing more than
1000 people who died when the Empress of Ireland wrecked near here in 1914. Located at
the end of Rue Père-Nouvel, off QC 132 about 10 km (6 mi)
east of Rimouski. Site open; museum and tower open daily June 1
through mid October. Owner: Parks Canada. Site managers: Site
Historique Maritime de la Pointe-au-Père. ARLHS CAN-394;
ex-Admiralty H2070.

* Pointe-au-Père (Father Point)
(4)

1975. Inactive. Approx. 35 m (115 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal
tower with gallery. The tower is seen in Bash's photo and
in many other photos of the historic lighthouse, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located northeast
of the 1909 lighthouse. Site open, tower closed.

1909 (station established 1874). Active (maintained by the municipal government);
focal plane 21 m (69 ft); three white flashes every 7.5 s. 21 m
(69 ft) hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower. Original 3rd order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens, still rotated by the original mechanism. The two 1-1/2 story
wood keeper's houses have been used by the Canadian Forest Service as
a research station since 1978.
Henri Willox has a good closeup photo,
Patrick Matte has a more distant view,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Huelse has a historic postcard
view, and Google
has a satellite
view. The original light was on a square pyramidal wood tower; Forand has a historic postcard view showing the original and present lighthouses. The present tower was originally round; it was reinforced with additional concrete in 1924, giving it the current hexagonal profile. Located at the end of a private road off QC 132 about
2.5 km (1.5 mi) west of Métis-sur Mer. Site open, tower
closed. Owner/operator: Municipalité de Métis-sur
Mer. Site manager: Canadian
Forest Service.
ARLHS CAN-376; CCG 1707; Admiralty H2048; NGA 6800.

1907 (station established 1873). Inactive since 1951. 20 m (67 ft) round
cylindrical cast iron tower, painted white; lantern is red. The 1-1/2 story
keeper's house is the tourist information center for Matane. Cynthia Zullo's
photo is at the bottom of this page, Wikimedia has photos,
Romaine Pelletier has a fine photo,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
a view from the river is available, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Bing has a satellite
view. Forand has a historic postcard view, and Huelse has a historic postcard
view in which the surroundings
of the station are more rural than they are today. The station was purchased
by the Société d'Histoire
de Matane in 1952 and transferred to the city in 1962. Located on the
Avenue du Phare (QC 132) near the Boulevard Dion on the west side of
the city. Parking provided. Site open, tower open to guided tours May
through October. Owner/site manager: Ville
de Matane. ARLHS
CAN-956.

Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
Lighthouses

Note: Lighthouses of the Îles de la Madeleine are described on a separate
page.

1909 (station established 1871). Active (privately maintained); focal plane 41.5 m (136 ft); white flash every 6 s. 13.5 m (44
ft) square cylindrical wood tower. Tower painted white, lantern
and gallery bright red. 3rd order Barbier, Bénard and Turenne Fresnel lens.
2-story wood keepers house available for overnight accommodations. Annie Caya has a closeup photo,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Forand has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite
view. The tower was originally attached to a 1-1/2 story
wood keeper's house, as seen in Huelse's postcard
view. The light was deactivated officially in 2007, but subsequently relit. The
lighthouse is located adjacent to a wind generation facility.
A museum on site has exhibits on the lighthouse and local maritime
history as well as on wind power. Located off QC 132 about 3
miles west of Cap-Chat. Site and museum open early June through
mid September, tower closed. Owner/operator/site manager: Parc du Rocher Cap-Chat. ARLHS CAN-089; CCG 1685; Admiralty H1860; NGA 6832.

1906 (station established 1876). Active (maintained by the municipal government);
focal plane 39.5 m (130 ft); four long flashes (2 s each), separated
by 3 s of darkness, every 30 s. 19 m (63 ft) octagonal pyramidal
wood tower. Lighthouse painted red with one white vertical stripe.
Original 2-story wood keeper's house used as town offices, with
a small museum on site. Fabienne Dubosson's photo appears at the top of this page,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Forand has a historic postcard
view, and Google has a street view and a satellite
view. This
picturesque lighthouse was preserved for many years by its former keeper Yves Foucrault. Located on a steep hill just off
QC 132 in the village of La Martre. Site open; tower open to guided
tours daily mid June to early September. Owner/operator: Municipalité de
la Martre. Site manager: Musée des Phares. ARLHS CAN-266; CCG 1657; Admiralty H1842; NGA 6848.

1880. Inactive since 1907. 11m (36 ft) square wood tower attached to the
front of a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house. Lantern removed and replaced by
a pyramidal roof. Located adjacent to the 1907 lighthouse (next entry).

1907 (station established 1880). Inactive since 1975. 15 m (49 ft)
round cylindrical cast iron tower attached by a covered walkway to
the 1880 keeper's house; 1st order Fresnel lens mounted in the lantern.
Entire lighthouse painted red. The active light is nearby on a 31 m
(103 ft) skeletal tower. Anderson's page has good photos,
Serge Robert has an excellent photo,
Brian McMorrow also has a good photo,
Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Forand has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view. Google's very distant satellite
view has no detail in this
area. The lighthouse was dismantled and removed in 1977. In 1981 it was reassembled in front of the Coast Guard headquarters in Québec city, where it remained it was returned to its original site in
1997. The light station also includes a historic early radio station
(1904). Located atop a cliff off QC 132 about 5 km (3 mi) west of L'Anse à Valleau.
Site open, tower open for guided tours daily from early June through
mid October. Owner: Comité Local de Développement
de L'Anse à Valleau. Site manager: Site Historique de Pointe-à-la-Renommée. ARLHS CAN-392.

1858. Active; focal plane 41.5 m (136 ft); white light, 15 s on,
5 s off. 34 m (112 ft) round limestone tower, faced with brick, painted
white; lantern roof is red. A photo is at right, Wikimedia has numerous photos, Vlad Ghiea has a great photo,
another good photo is
available, Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Forand has a historic postcard view, Huelse has a second postcard
view, Google has a street view, and Bing has a distant satellite
view. This is Canada's
tallest lighthouse and one of only a few tall mid-19th century
stone towers built in Atlantic Canada. Unfortunately, the lighthouse is endangered. In late 2014, there were disturbing reports that the lighthouse is in urgent need of restoration, with cracks in the masonry being widened by freeze and thaw cycles. Restoration could cost $3-5 million, and neither the federal government nor the town of Gaspé has the necessary funds. Located
on the cape at the village of Cap des Rosiers, off QC 132 east of Gaspé and
surrounded by Forillon
National Park. Site open (free); tower open for climbing (small
fee) mid June through mid September. Owner: Canadian Coast Guard. Site
manager: Phare de Cap des Rosiers. ARLHS CAN-085; CCG 1621; Admiralty
H1768; NGA 6936.

1950 (station established 1873). Active; focal plane 107 m (351 ft);
white flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal concrete tower, painted
white; lantern is red. Richard Brockbank has a good closeup,
DFO has an aerial photo illustrating the spectacular site, and Marinas.com has aerial
photos, but Google's very distant satellite
view has no detail in this area. The original wood lighthouse was destroyed by fire
in 1890; an 1873
photo of the original lighthouse is available (third photo
on the page), Forand has a historic postcard view of that lighthouse, and Huelse has a second postcard
view. The second (1892) lighthouse was also wooden; Anderson's page has photos of both of the early lighthouses. Located at the end of a long peninsula
at the very tip of the Gaspé Peninsula; accessible by a fairly
strenuous hike of at least 5 km (3 mi) round trip (in good weather it's possible to reach the lighthouse by bicycle). Site open, tower
closed. Owner: Canadian Coast Guard. Site manager: Parks Canada (Forillon
National Park). ARLHS CAN-087; CCG 1426; Admiralty H1762; NGA
6944.

Gros Cap aux Os

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); red flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower. A distant view (a little over halfway down the page) is available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent headland on the north side of the Baie de Gaspé. Probably accessible by a hiking trail. Owner: Canadian Coast Guard. Site manager: Parks Canada (Forillon
National Park). CCG 1420.5; Admiralty H1756; NGA
6956.

Date unknown (station established 1883). Active; focal plane 20.5 m (67 ft); white fkash every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) square cylindrical skeletal tower carrying two rectangular orange daymarks. Denis Bernier has a distant view, but the tower is not seen in Google's fuzzy satellite view. The original lighthouse, a square wood tower attached to a keeper's house, was replaced in 1924; Forand has a historic postcard view. It is not known when the lighthouse was demolished. Note: there is another Île Plate Light on the north coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Located on a small island off Pointe Saint-Pierre, at the south entrance to the Baie de Gaspé. Accessible only by boat, but the light can be seen from QC 312 at Pointe Saint-Pierre. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CAN-782; CCG 1412; Admiralty H1738; NGA
6980.

Le Rocher-Percé Municipality Lighthouses

[Cap Blanc (Percé) (1)]

1874. Inactive since 1915. This was originally a 6 m (20 ft) square wood tower with lantern and gallery. The first story of the lighthouse has been relocated to Percé, where it serves as privately owned storage building. Anderson has a historic photo of the lighthouse and a photo of the salvaged lower portion/storage building; it has a pyramidal roof, is covered with shingles, and is painted beige with blue trim. Site closed (private property).

1915 (station established 1874). Inactive since 1997(?).
7 m (24 ft) octagonal concrete tower, painted white with red trim.
Myrique Baumier has a closeup photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a fuzzy satellite
view. The cape is famous for a natural arch, for which the
town of Percé
is named; David Behrens has a photo of the lighthouse seen through the arch. The Ville
de Percé was
seeking ownership of the decommissioned lighthouse and may have acquired
it, since the tower appears to have been repainted recently. Located
off QC 132 about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) west of Percé,
adjacent to a campground, Camping
du Phare à Percé. Accessible by a short walk through
the campground. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: unknown.
ARLHS CAN-955.

1939 (station established 1873). Active; focal plane 25.5 m (84
ft); four long white flashes (2 s each) every 30 s.14 m (46 ft) octagonal
concrete tower, painted white; lantern is red. Several light station
buildings survive, and the 4-bedroom principal keeper's quarters
is available for vacation rental by the week. A photo is at right,
Myrique Baumier's October 2007 photo
shows the lighthouse in need of paint, Bash has a 2008 photo,
Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a street view. The station is barely visible in Google's distant satellite
view. This light marks the north side of the broad entrance to
the Baie des Chaleurs (Chaleur Bay). The lighthouse was repainted
and refurbished in late 2008, although the paint is already flaking
off in Josée Bourdon's March 2009 photo.
Located at the end of Route du Phare, several miles off QC 132
in Percé.
Site open, tower closed. Owner: Canadian Coast Guard. Site manager: Maisons
du Phare. ARLHS CAN-086; CCG 1403; Admiralty H1718; NGA
7004.

Date unknown (station established 1870). Active; focal plane 10.5 m (35 ft); green flash every 6 s. 7 m (23 ft) square skeletal mast. Google has a street view, but the small light is not conspicuous in Bing's satellite view. The first lighthouse was at the end of spit that shelters the harbor; it had to be moved twice due to erosion. Forand has a historic postcard view of the second (1881) lighthouse. The Lighthouse Explorer photo is of the fifth lighthouse, located on the town wharf; it has apparently been replaced by a mast. The current light is at the end of the west breakwater. This breakwater is not walkable, but there's a good view from the east breakwater or the waterfront. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS CAN-978; CCG 1373.3; Admiralty H1665; NGA
7092.

1902 (relocated from Pointe Échouerie in 1907). Inactive
since 1998. 7.5 m (25 ft) square pyramidal wood tower painted
white with red trim; lantern is red. Daniel Bisson has a 2009 photo,
another photo
is available, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, Google has a distant street view, and Bing has a satellite
view. Located in a campground on
the point a few miles east of Bonaventure, just off QC 132. Parking
available. Site open, although the lighthouse is on private property;
tower closed. Owner/site manager: Camping
Plage Beaubassin. ARLHS
CAN-779; ex-Admiralty H1658.

1903 (reconstructed in 1989). Inactive since 1914. 10 m (33 ft) white square pyramidal
wood tower, painted white with red trim. Annie Caya has a closeup photo,
and Bing has a satellite
view. In 1918 the lighthouse was relocated in two sections to a nearby farm, where the upper section was destroyed by fire. The lower section was used as a storage shed for many years. In 1989 the Gaspésian British Heritage Centre acquired the surviving section of the lighthouse and reconstructed it at its present location. Located in a historical park on Perron Boulevard, off
QC 132 in New Richmond. Walking distance through the park is about
2.5 km (1.5 mi) one-way; horse-drawn carts available. Owner/site
manager:
Gaspésian British
Heritage Village. ARLHS CAN-985.

1975 (station established 1879). Active; focal plane 17.5 m (57 ft); continuous white light. 6.5 m (21 ft) square skeletal mast carrying a trpaezoidal daymark painted orange with a black vertical stripe. No photo available, and the small light is not seen in Google's satellite view of the point. The original lighthouse was a 7 m (23 ft) square wood tower; Forand has a historic postcard view. Located on Pointe au Chêne, on the north side of the Restigouche River. Site status unknown. CCG 1354; Admiralty H1626; NGA 7120.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Gaspé
(1871-1911), Gaspé Basin. This light has no modern counterpart. ARLHS CAN-971.

Île
aux Grues (Crane Island) (1862-1958), south side lower St. Lawrence River.
A historic photo of the second lighthouse is available. This light has no modern counterpart; the modern Île aux Grues Light is at a different location. ARLHS CAN-973.

Lower
Traverse (1900-?), islet in the lower St. Lawrence River.
This lighthouse was replaced by a buoy. ARLHS CAN-989.

Maria
(1914-?), Baie des Chaleurs. This light has no modern counterpart. ARLHS CAN-1123.

Newport
Point (1895-?), Baie des Chaleurs. This lighthouse was replaced by a buoy off the point. ARLHS CAN-1125.

Paddy
Shoal (1911-?), Gaspé Basin. This light has no modern counterpart. ARLHS CAN-1128.

Pointe
au Chêne (1913-1940s) , Restigouche River. This light, on a pier off the point, has no modern counterpart. ARLHS CAN-1278.

Pointe
au Maquereau (1874-?), Baie des Chaleurs. This light is still listed by NGA, but it has been dropped from the CCG light list. More information is needed. ARLHS CAN-981; ex-Admiralty H1692; NGA 7064.

Pointe
aux Orignaux (1875-1940s), St. Lawrence River. This light has no modern counterpart. ARLHS CAN-1294.